•Yusuf and Tinubu Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has pulled the plug on his New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) membership, a move that will significantly alter the political equation of the state. It was gathered that Yusuf and his allies will be joining the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a ceremony in few days, having […]
The challenges facing the implementation of the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy have assumed a new dimension, with some state governors explicitly warning their council chairmen against opening an account with the Central Bank of Nigeria for the direct payment of their allocations from the Federation Account. The latest dev...
•Anengi Barasua of Bonny LGA handing over to the administrator The immediate past local government chairmen in Rivers State, who were removed by the Supreme Court on Friday, have complied with Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s directive to hand over to the Heads of Local Government Administration (HLGAs) in their respective councils. The Supreme Co...
•Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State In obedience to the order of an Edo State High Court, some local government chairmen, yesterday, resumed work for duties and carried out various official assignments, despite attempts in some councils by suspected thugs to prevent some chairmen from resuming. It was gathered that some officials at the to...
Lagos council chairmen, under the aegis of Conference 57, have urged the Lagos State House of Assembly to reconsider the creation of Area Adminstrative Councils in replacement of Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the proposed Local Government Administration Bill. The General Secretary of Conference 57, Mr Rasaq Ajala, made the call to...
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